WO2002054516A3 - Fuel cell arrangement and method for operation thereof - Google Patents

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WO2002054516A3
WO2002054516A3 PCT/DE2001/004803 DE0104803W WO02054516A3 WO 2002054516 A3 WO2002054516 A3 WO 2002054516A3 DE 0104803 W DE0104803 W DE 0104803W WO 02054516 A3 WO02054516 A3 WO 02054516A3
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fuel cell
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Arthur Koschany
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Abstract

A fuel cell arrangement (1) comprises a fuel cell current source (10), peripheral units, a regulated hydrogen source (11) for the fuel cell current source (10), based on the hydrolysis of a hydride and furthermore an electronic control circuit (12) for controlling the fuel cell current source (10) and an electronic control circuit (13) for controlling the hydrogen source (11). The control circuit (12), for the fuel cell current source (10) and the control circuit (13), for the hydrogen source (11) are coupled together (14) and the control of the current source and the hydrogen source carried out with mutually related adjustment.
PCT/DE2001/004803 2000-12-29 2001-12-19 Fuel cell arrangement and method for operation thereof WO2002054516A2 (en)

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